All articles by John Hyde – Page 157
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OpinionFirms shouldn’t ignore those who hate working from home
Many will be missing the office, and they’ll be worried there won’t be anywhere for them to come back to.
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NewsCourt refuses to let claimant backtrack on £5k settlement mistake
Another judgment appears to show that portal mistakes are permanent - no matter how big they might be.
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NewsFraudulent solicitor jailed over fake property sales
Solicitor worked with practice manager to purport to sell London properties that were never on the market.
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NewsBusiness as usual for PI claims ‘a fairly distant prospect’
Member organisation pushes virtues of cooperation agreement between claimants and insurers.
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NewsStaff compensation claims reach £523k after firm’s closure
Sole director is one of those claiming for lost monies, as he goes on to run unregulated legal business.
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NewsNews focus: McMillan Williams - a sign of the times?
Was McMillan Williams the first of many inevitable casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic, or were deeper structural problems to blame for the firm’s administration?
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NewsUnderspend not a good reason to reassess budget, costs master rules
Judge says solicitors who have acted efficiently and kept costs down should not be subject to detailed assessment.
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NewsSlater and Gordon to close London office as remote working becomes norm
Review underway of all offices nationwide as requirement for physical space diminishes.
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NewsCosts settlement offer didn’t end at the door of the court, High Court rules
Judge rejects defendant’s appeal, saying it was open to them to put a time limit on settlement offer.
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NewsTrainee puts legal career on pause to help on health frontline
Thorrun Govind is less than a year into training contract but has gone back to pharmacy work.
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NewsHotels and sports halls being considered as makeshift courts
Novel venues could tackle the backlog while meeting future distancing rules, lord chief justice tells MPs.
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NewsTop-25 firm cuts salaries and partner drawings for almost a year
Cost-cutting announced at Osborne Clarke as firm says 2020 likely to be ‘subdued at best’.
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NewsRule-makers told to look again at disbursement costs recovery
Supreme Court opts not to hear appeal in fixed costs case, but urges rules committee to reconsider issue.
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NewsLaw firms keep up community work during Covid lockdown
Practices across the country raising money to plug gaps left by cancellation of events.
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NewsInsight: Debt-laden McMillan had been loss-making for years
Accounts reveal firm took out loan after loan to fund rapid expansion.
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NewsSRA under pressure to extend SIF cover past 2020
Fund due to be closed down this year, but Law Society says insurance market not responding to help firms.
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NewsCourt dismisses ex-client’s claim over missing files
London firm successfully defends claims after being accused of fabricating supporting evidence.
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NewsCity firm tells staff: You don’t need to come into office this year
A third of Hausfeld workers tell their firm they are concerned about travelling into London.
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NewsMoJ confirms ‘no plans’ to review legal services regulation
Opponents of the current regime have lined up to attack it, but government seems set on Legal Services Act.
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NewsMPs unhappy over limited reform to death damages
Human Rights Committee wants policy-makers to look again at fixed sum compensation model.